Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/5-5.5b new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that under the medical assistance program, beginning January 1, 2009, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may reimburse a skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or institution for mental diseases providing long-term care services, based upon patient days reported in the facility's most recent cost report, for spending incurred to provide health care benefits to its employees serving the vulnerable populations residing in the facility, in order to attract and retain a qualified and healthy workforce. Provides that subject to available appropriations, the reimbursement shall be made according to certain criteria. Provides that the reimbursement is subject to audit by the Department and shall be reduced or eliminated in the case of any facility that does not honor its commitment to increase spending to improve the health of its employees or that decreases such spending. Effective July 1, 2009.

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/5-5.5b new

	Adds reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/5-5.5	from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.5

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning elements of the payment rate for nursing facilities under the medical assistance program.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
2/4/2009	House	First Reading
2/4/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/9/2009	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2/10/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
2/10/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
2/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
2/19/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2/19/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
2/19/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
2/19/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
2/20/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
2/20/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
2/20/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
2/20/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2/23/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
2/23/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
2/25/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
2/25/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
2/25/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000
2/25/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/25/2009	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
2/25/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
3/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
3/3/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/3/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/5/2009	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
3/10/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
3/11/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
3/11/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
3/11/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
4/3/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

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